Jemmy
See also: jemmy
English
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ɛmi
Proper noun
Jemmy
- A diminutive of the male given name James.
- 1513, John Skelton, Agaynst the Scottes; republished in John Scattergood, editor, John Skelton: The Complete English Poems, 1983, OCLC 8728872, lines 49–51, page 116:
- Joly Jemmy, [i.e. James IV of Scotland] ye scornefull Scot,
Is it come unto your lot
A solempne sumner for to be?
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Derived terms
- Jemmy Ducks
- Jemmy-Jessamy
- shivering Jemmy
Related terms
- Jem